Tuesday, 9 April, 2024 - 10:19
Rio Tinto in $9.5m Yinhawangka culture deal
Mining giant Rio Tinto will spend $9.5 million over six years on a new Pilbara traditional owner program to create jobs through preservation and protection of culture.
The Yinhawangka People are the native title claimants and traditional custodians of approximately one million hectares of land and waters that including a number of Rio Tinto mines and the town of Paraburdoo.
The Yinhawangka People traditionally lived around an area in the Pilbara to the south east of the town of Onslow. It covers the area containing the Angelo River, Ashburton River, Hardey River, Kunderong Range, Mount Vernon Station, Rocklea and Turee Creek.
Rank | Company | # | |
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Yura Yungi Medical Service Aboriginal Corporation | $15.14m |
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Winun Ngari Aboriginal Corporation | $11.12m |
37th | - | Yinhawangka Aboriginal Corporation | $10.11m |
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MG Corporation | $9.97m |
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Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service Aboriginal Corporation | $11.67m |
Rank | Company | # | |
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49th | Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation | 25 | |
50th | Ngaanyatjarra Media | 25 | |
51st | Yinhawangka Aboriginal Corporation | 25 |
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RANKING: 39 Down from 35 in Indigenous Corporations list | 14 May 2025 |
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RANKING: 35 Down from 33 in Indigenous Corporations list | 14 Feb 2025 |
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NEWS: Tagged in Rio Tinto in $9.5m Yinhawangka culture deal | 09 Apr 2024 |
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ADDED: Added to Indigenous Corporations list | 06 Mar 2024 |
Mining giant Rio Tinto will spend $9.5 million over six years on a new Pilbara traditional owner program to create jobs through preservation and protection of culture.
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